“One reason that cats are happier than people
is that they have no newspapers.”
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born
in Topeka,
Kansas, The United States
June 07,
1917
Died
December 03,
2000
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author
Although she was born on 7 June 1917 in
Topeka, Kansas--the first child of David and Keziah Brooks--Gwendolyn Brooks is
"a Chicagoan." The family moved to Chicago shortly after her birth,
and despite her extensive travels and periods in some of the major universities
of the country, she has remained associated with the city's South Side. What
her strong family unit lacked in material wealth was made bearable by the
wealth of human capital that resulted from warm interpersonal relationships.
When she writes about families that--despite their daily adversities--are not
dysfunctional, Gwendolyn Brooks writes from an intimate knowledge reinforced by
her own life.
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